Tuesday, May 9, 2017

KUALA LUMPUR — Pakatan Harapan said today it is waiting for PAS to finalise its stand, before finally deciding to sever ties with the Opposition party ahead of the next general elections.

Its secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah stressed that Pakatan Harapan has never wanted to end ties with PAS despite the Islamist party insistence against working with the coalition’s components DAP and Parti Amanah Negara.

“Pakatan Harapan is not the party that severed ties. We will wait for PAS because they have not conclusively decided,” he said during a press conference today.

The PKR man added that the pact is open to negotiations from “all Opposition parties,” including those in Sabah and Sarawak.

Saifuddin also announced that Pakatan Harapan has come up with an official common policy framework today, which has been agreed upon by PKR, DAP, Amanah, and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM).

The former deputy minister explained that this will help the Opposition bloc gain more momentum for the next general election as one cohesive unit.